68 But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved. 69 He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever. 70 He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
Psalms 78:68–70
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1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel. 2 His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion. 3 There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. Selah
Psalms 47:3–5
3 He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet. 4 He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah 5 God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.
Psalms 2:5–7
5 Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury: 6 “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.” 7 I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
Psalms 78:53–55
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1 A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song. He has founded His city on the holy mountains. 2 The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
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